A question many of us may have asked from time to time, especially whilst growing up. I remember actually writing a poem called ‘Brit ”ish”’ many years ago to describe how I felt then. Despite being born and brought up in England I was conscious of being “different” in terms of my religion and skin […]
Al-Shaheed Ayatollah al-Udhmah al-Sayyid Muhammed Baqir al-Sadr was born on the 25 al-Qi’da 1353/ 28 February 1935, in Kadhimiya, Iraq. Commentators highlight Shaheed al-Sadr’s ‘international scholarly background’ and his family’s relative poverty as important determinants of his upbringing, as well as the death of his father, Haydir al-Sadr, when he was only three years of […]
Submission. A term rarely used but holds a rather powerful meaning when applied to real life. To leave everything you are and everything you own in someone else’s hands is extremely difficult. But what if this someone promised you the heavens? Promised you all that is good for your soul? And in return only asked […]
Zahra, Zahra… no-one like her Zahra, Zahra… Heaven’s flower * * * The Lord created the foundations of Heaven With it he gave a gift to all of creation An angel wrapped in the scent of the Lord’s wisdom This gift was called Fatima, leader of women The world, the world… owes all to her […]
March 21st 2015 marked the fifteenth anniversary of the death of Mulla Asgharali Jaffer. What better way to mark the anniversary of his death than to visit the site where he is buried. On a quiet Saturday afternoon in late March, I, along with a small group of others, visited a cemetery in North London […]
For many the Hijab is a thing of beauty; an item of clothing many women wear on a daily basis. February 1st 2015 marked World Hijab Day, and in a small leafy suburb of London one woman embarked on a journey to try the Hijab for just the day. Ella Sibley, an Assistant Chaplain at […]
After starting this chapter in the Name of Allah (swt) the Beneficent The Merciful, it is vital to recognise who it is that has gifted us with all that we have. Therefore the next verse in this chapter is “All Praise be to Allah (swt)”. In order to understand the meaning of Hamd (Praise), it […]
“..And whoever saves one life, it is as if he has saved the whole of mankind..” – The Holy Quran 5:32 Walking towards the NHS Blood donation center under the heavy ‘typically London’ rain, a mixture of excitement, nerves and butterflies flutter in the pit of my stomach. Adrenaline is rushing through my veins, my spirits […]
“Then We made the sperm into a clot of congealed blood; then of that clot We made a (foetus) lump; then we made out of that lump bones and clothed the bones with flesh; then we developed out of it another creature. So blessed be Allah, the best to create!” – The Holy Qur’an 23:14 The above […]
[Video credit: focolare.org. Video available in different languages] 90 young people, Christians, Muslims, without religious affiliation and from different ethnicities spent two days together, on the theme of ‘#DoYouCare? Multiculturalism – Interfaith – Dialogue’. Did it work? On the 13th – 15th February, Islamic Unity Society volunteers were invited to an interfaith residential event at the […]
